No fewer than fourteen people confirmed dead in an auto crash that occurred after Ringim town along Hadejia-Kano road Monday evening

Eleven of the victims were were palace guard to the Emir of Hadejia in Jigawa State.

Reports from the state had it that the palace guards were in an 18-seater bus from Hadejia en route Kano to receive the Emir, His Highness Alhaji Adamu Abubakar Maje Haruna at Aminu Kano International Airport when the accident took place.

Confirming the incident to our reporter in the state, the Information Officer of Hadejia Local Government, Muhammad Garba Talaki said the accident was as a result of heavy downpour at that time the bus conveying the palace guards had a head-on collision with tanker containing highly inflammable content.

The vehicle which was coming from the opposite direction (Kano side) to Hadejia, instantly went up in flames burned all the people occupants of the bus beyond recognition.

He said the palace guards and occupants of the trailer were burnt while their bodies had been taken to Hadejia for burial.

An eye witness, Malam Shuaibu said “their (Royal Guard) bus was coming from Hadejia to Kano on a top speed, when it had a head-on collision with the tanker trailer and the tanker caught fire from behind. Within some seconds, all the vehilces where in flame”.

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